Charles County delegation reviews bill calendar; HB 841 and stadium liquor bill reported heard

Delegate Deborah Davis opened the Charles County delegation meeting on Feb. 21 by saying the first agenda item was an update on the delegation’s bills and hearings.

Members reported that House Bill 841, described as a change to reporting structure for gaming, had a hearing on Feb. 13. Delegates said the bill was presented to subcommittee but did not follow the usual order in committee assignment; committee assignment details were not specified in the meeting record. The stadium liquor/alcohol bill had a hearing on Feb. 17; economic‑matters staff member Gabe was not available to deliver a formal update and no committee report was read into the record, though delegates said they had “heard through the grapevine” that the hearing went well.

Senator Jackson said his office received a document from ATU expressing concerns about the school‑bus transportation bill and that ATU was scheduled to meet with Delegate Patterson. He confirmed that Senate Bill 727 is scheduled for a senate hearing on March 7. Delegation members did not provide the full text of the ATU submission at the meeting; the transcript indicates only that ATU raised concerns and that a meeting with Delegate Patterson is expected.

Delegates noted that the ATV bill and a homeowners‑association bill were still awaiting hearing dates; no dates or committee assignments for those bills were provided in the record. No formal votes or committee actions on any of these bills were recorded during the meeting.

The delegation did not record formal roll‑call votes during the meeting. At the close of the session a motion to adjourn was made and seconded; no individual names were recorded for the mover/second and no roll‑call tally was taken.

Next steps referenced in the meeting: members said they would provide updates at the delegation’s next meeting and follow up on scheduling and testimony coordination for SB 727.